He made the remarks on Friday at the meeting with students of Azerbaijan State University of Economics.
He said there are ethnic, religious and cultural factors in relations.
“Policy and economy are of great importance. Armenia has made the decision to become a military and political ally of Russia, and integrated into the Russian economy. Azerbaijan chose to cooperation without military-political and economic commitment. We respect both decisions. We are not putting these two countries against each other,” he said.
The ambassador noted that Moscow is not cooperating with either Azerbaijan in favor of or against Armenia.
“This is the case with both countries’ diasporas in Russia. We do not want Russia to be a common ground for Azerbaijanis and Armenians to settle some resentment. Our entire state policy is aimed at this. But when they say that in Russia Azerbaijanis are treated worse than Armenians, it is an emotional saying. I hope it’s temporary. Another issue is that Russians need to know more about Azerbaijan. This is an ongoing process. During my work, I can see that Russians are getting more and more interested in your country, and they desire to come to Azerbaijan and see everything with their own eyes. But both we and you need to do more,” he said.
`Russian ties with Azerbaijan, Armenia developed throughout history`
27 May 2016
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